I seem to remember that Disney produced a short cartoon documentary in
the late 1950's or early '60's on the gruesome meanings of nursery
rhymes. It said that, "...Ashes to ashes, we all fall down" referred to
the plague. I remember reading a critique of this cartoon much later in
life that said it was full of errors, including this allusion.
Chuck Blatchley
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